OBSERVATIONS ON SECT. VII.

The advocates for Trinitarianism universally affirm, that the names and titles of Deity, with epithets and phrases relating to him, are applied in the Holy Scriptures to Jesus Christ. In reply to this argument, we admit that a few of these are used in reference to the Saviour, but contend that they are applied to him only in the same sense in which some of them are applied to men. It is particularly deserving of remark, that there are numerous words and expressions used concerning the Supreme Being, which are in no instance employed in relation to Jesus of Nazareth; that many of these have an exclusive application to the Father; and that they must all refer to the same great Spirit—the One only living and true God. For proof, we refer to the foregoing list; which might have been considerably swelled by references to the Old Testament.

These Scriptural facts speak loudly and clearly in support of Christian Unitarianism-namely, the absolute Supremacy of one divine person, called by our Saviour and his apostles, GOD, THe Father.

If the evangelists, and the other writers of the New Testament, had considered their Lord and Master to have been on a footing of equality with Jehovah, or the Lord God of the Jewish Scriptures, they would certainly have treated of him as such. From the words and phrases with which they were best acquainted they would have selected those of the highest and most unequivocal import-they would have freely quoted the numerous epithets and names made use of by the Hebrew prophets concerning the Almighty, in order to give utterance to those grand conceptions with which their minds must have been filled-they would again and again have applied the peculiar names of Deity to Jesus Christ, if they had known him to be the Maker and Sovereign of the universe-the Lord God Almighty-the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob-the King eternal, immortal, invisible_the only living and true God.

That some of the expressions employed concerning the Divinitysuch as the titles First and Last, King of kings, with Saviour, Lord, and perhaps God-should have been used in reference to Christ, may easily be accounted for, by considering the character which he was appointed by his heavenly Father to sustain as the moral representative of Deity: but that the New Testament-consisting of different books and epistles, all professedly relating to Christ and his doctrines should contain a great number of names and phrases, some of them expressive of God's strict unity, others of his absolute supremacy, and others again of his natural and moral attributes, which are not applied to Jesus of Nazareth, cannot well be conceived, without at the same time acknowledging, that the writers of that volume knew nothing—nothing at all—of the overwhelming mysteries of the Holy Trinity, and the incarnation of the second person of the Godhead.

SECT. VIII.-PASSAGES OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, IN WHICH ONE DIVINE PERSON OR BEING THE FATHER-IS TERMED GOD ABSOLUTELY AND IN CONTRADISTINCTION TO JESUS CHRIST:

(1) By our Lord himself.

1. Matt. xii. 50: Whosoever shall do the will of my FATHER who is in heaven, the same is my brother, &c.-Par. Pas. Mark iii. 35: Whosoever shall do the will of God, &c.

2. Mark x. 18: Why callest thou me good? [There is] none good, but one, [that is] GOD.-Par. Pas. Luke xviii. 19.

3. John iv. 23, 24: The FATHER seeketh such to worship him. GOD [is] a spirit, and they that worship [him], &c.

4. John v. 25: The dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, &c.See chap. ix. 35; x. 36; xi. 4. Luke xxii. 70.

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5. John v. 44, 45: How can ye believe, who seek not the honour that [cometh] from GOD only? Do not think that I will accuse you to the FATHER, &c.

6. John vi. 27-29: The Son of man: ... him hath GOD, THE FATHER, sealed. Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of GOD? Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom He hath sent. 7. John vi. 45, 46: It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of GOD. Every man, therefore, that hath heard and hath learned of the FATHER, cometh unto me. Not that any man hath seen the FATHER, save he who is of GOD, he hath seen the Father. 8. John vii. 17: If any man will do HIS will, he shall know of the doctrine whether it be of GOD, or [whether] I speak of myself.

9. John viii. 40: Ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of GOD.

10. John viii. 42: I proceeded forth, and came from GOD; neither came I of myself, but HE sent me.- -See chap. vi. 32, 33.

11. John viii. 54: It is my FATHER that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that HE is your GOD.

12. John xiii. 31, 32: Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God be glorified in him, GOD shall also glorify him in HIMSELF, and shall straightway glorify him.

13. John xiv. 1, 2: Ye believe in GOD, believe also in me.

THER's house are many mansions, &c.

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14. John xvi. 27-30: The FATHER HIMSELF loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from GOD, &c. 15. John xvii. 1-3: FATHER, glorify THY Son, that THY Son also may glorify THEE. This is life eternal, that they might know THEE the only true GOD, and Jesus Christ whom THOU hast sent.

16. Luke xxii. 69: Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand

of the power of God.

17. Matt. xxvii. 46: My God, my GOD, why hast THOU forsaken me ?— Par. Pas. Mark xv. 34.

18. John xx. 17: I ascend unto my FATHER, and your Father; and [to] my God, and your God.

19. Rev. ii. 7: He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches: To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of GOD.

in the paradise of my God.-Griesbach and Imp. Ver.

20. Rev. iii. 1, 2: These things saith he that hath the seven spirits of GOD, &c. Be watchful; ... for I have not found thy works perfect before GOD. perfect before my God.-Griesbach and Imp. Ver.

21. Rev. iii. 12: Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God; and I will write upon him the name of my GOD,

and the name of the city of my GOD, [which is] new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my GoD, &c.

22. Rev. iii. 14: These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the beginning of the creation of GOD.

THE FATHER TERMED GOD IN CONTRADISTINCTION. TO CHRIST:

(2) By the angel Gabriel.

23. Luke i. 31, 32: Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the HIGHEST; and the LORD GOD shall give unto him the throne of his father David.

(3) By John the Baptist.

24. John i. 18: No man hath seen GOD at any time. The only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the FATHER, he hath declared [him]. 25. John i. 29: Behold the Lamb of GOD, &c.-See ver. 36.

26. John i. 34: I saw, and bare record, that this is the Son of God. 27. John iii. 34: He whom GOD hath sent speaketh the words of GOD; for God giveth not the spirit by measure [unto him].

(4) By the Jews in general.

28. John i. 49: Nathaniel answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of GOD; thou art the King of Israel.-See Luke iv. 41.

Mark iii. 11. John ix. 35, 38; xix. 7. Matt. xxvi. 63. Mark xiv. 61.
Luke xxii. 70. Matt. xxvii. 40, 43.

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29. John iii. 2: Nicodemus said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from GOD; for no man can do these miracles

that thou doest, except God be with him.

30. Mark i. 24: I know who thou art, the holy one of GOD.

31. Mark ii. 7: Why doth this [man] thus speak blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but GOD only?-Par. Pas. Luke v. 21.

32. Matt. ix. 8: When the multitudes saw [it], they marvelled, and glorified GOD, who had given such power unto men.

33. John v. 18: Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that GOD was his FATHER, making himself equal to God.

34. Luke xxiii. 35: He saved others; let him save himself, if he be the Christ, the chosen of God.

(5) By the Apostles, and other early Disciples.

35. Mark i. 1: The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of GOD.-See Matt. xvi. 16. John iii. 16—18; vi. 69; xi. 27; xx. 31. Acts iii. 26; viii. 37 (omitted by Griesbach); ix. 20. Rom. i. 4, 9; v.10; viii. 3, 29, 32. 1 Cor. i. 9. 2 Cor. i. 19. Gal. i. 16; ii. 20; iv. 4. Heb. i. 1, 2; iv. 14; x. 29. 1 John i. 3, 7; iii. 8, 21-23; iv. 9, 10, 14, 15; v. 5, 9—13, 20.

1 Thess. i. 10.

36. Luke ii. 52: Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with GOD and man.

37. Luke vi. 11, 12: Jesus continued all night in prayer to God.

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38. Luke xxiv. 19: Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet, mighty in deed and word before GoD and all the people.

39. John xiii. 3: Jesus knowing that the FATHER had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from GOD, and went to God. 40. John xvi. 30: We believe that thou camest forth from GOD. 41. Acts ii. 22: Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles, and wonders, and signs, which God did by him. See chap. iv. 24-30. Heb. ii. 3, 4.

42. Acts ii. 32: This Jesus hath GOD raised up.-See ver. 24; iii. 15;

iv. 10; v. 30; x. 40; xiii. 30, 33, 37; xvii. 30, 31. Rom. vii. 4; x. 9. 1 Cor. vi. 14; xv. 15. Gal. i. 1. Eph. i. 17-20. Col. ii. 12. 1 Thess. i. 9, 10. Heb. xiii. 20. 1 Pet. i. 21.

43. Acts ii. 33: Being by the right hand of GoD exalted, and having received of the FATHER the promise of the holy spirit, &c.-See Mark xvi. 19. Acts v. 31; vii. 55, 56. Rom. viii. 34. Phil. ii. 9. Col. iii. 1. Heb. x. 12. 1 Pet. iii. 21, 22.

44. Acts ii. 36: God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

45. Acts x. 38: GOD anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the holy spirit for GOD was with him.

and with power;

46. Acts x. 42: It is he who was ordained of God [to be] the Judge of quick and dead. See chap. xvii. 30, 31. Rom. ii. 16.

47. Acts xiii. 23: Of this man's seed hath GOD, according to [his] promise, raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus.-See chap. iii. 26.

48. Acts xx. 21: Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks,

repentance toward GOD, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. -See chap. viii. 12; xi. 17; xxviii. 23, 31. 2 Thess. i. 8, 11, 12; ii. 13, 14. 1 Tim. i. 1; v. 21. Jude i. 21.

49. Acts xx. 24: The ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of GoD.-See 1 Cor. vi. 11. Eph. ii. 10. 1 Thess. ii. 15; iv. 1.

50. Rom. i. 7: Grace to you, and peace, from

GOD our FATHER, and the Lord Jesus Christ-See 2 Cor. i. 2. Gal. i. 3, 4. Eph. i. 2; vi. 23. Phil. i. 2. 2 Thess. i. 2. 1 Tim. i. 2. 2 Tim. i. 2. Titus i. 4. Philem. 3. 2 John 3. Also 2 Pet. i. 2.

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51. Rom. i. 16: The gospel of Christ is the power of GOD unto salvation, &c. See chap. vi. 9, 10; xv. 7. 1 Cor. i. 24; iv. 1. 2 Cor.

i. 21; iii. 3, 4;

ii. 17; iii. 3, 4;

xiii. 3, 4. Eph. ii. 12; v. 2, 5. Phil. iii. 9. Heb. ix. 14, 24. 1 Pet. iii. 18; iv. 14.

52. Rom. iii. 22: The righteousness of GOD, [which is] by faith of Jesus Christ.-See ver. 24, 25; chap. i. 8; v. 15; vi. 23; vii. 25. 1 Cor. i. 4. 2 Cor. iv. 6; v. 18. Gal. iii. 26. Eph. ii. 4-7, 19, 20. Phil. i. 8; iii. 3, 14; iv. 7, 19. 1 Thess. ii. 14; v. 18. 1 Tim. vi. 13.

2 Tim. i. 8, 9; iv. 1. 1 Pet. ii. 5; iv. 11; v. 10. 2 Pet. i. 1. 53. Rom. v. 1: We have peace with GOD, through our Lord Jesus Christ. -See ver. 11; chap. vi. 11; viii. 39. 1 Cor. xv. 57. Eph. iii. 10, 11; v. 20. 1 Thess. v. 9.

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54. Rom. v. 8: GoD commendeth his love toward us, in that Christ died for us.- -See chap. viii. 17. 1 v. 19, 21; ix. 13; x. 5; xii. 19. iv. 32; vi. 6. Col. i. 27; iv. 3. Heb. v. 4, 5.

Cor. ix. 21. 2 Cor. ii. 14, 15, 17; Gal. ii. 21; iv. 7. Eph. ii. 4, 5; 1 Thess. iii. 2. 2 Thess. iii. 5.

55. Rom. xv. 5, 6: Now the GOD of patience and consolation grant you to be like-minded one toward another, according to Christ Jesus ; that ye may with one mind [and] one mouth glorify God, even the FATHER of our Lord Jesus Christ-See 2 Cor. i. 3; xi. 31. Eph. i. 3, 17. Col. i. 3. 1 Pet. i. 3. Also 1 Thess. i. 3.

56. 1 Cor. i. 1: Paul, called [to be] an apostle of Jesus Christ, through the will of GOD, &c. See 2 Cor. i. 1. Gal. i. 1. Eph. i. 1. Col. i. 1. 1 Tim. i. 1. 2 Tim. i. 1. Titus i. 1. James i. 1.

57. 1 Cor. i. 27-30: GOD.

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Of HIм are ye in Christ Jesus, who of GOD is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption. See ver. 2. 2 Cor. i. 19, 20. Eph. ii. 9, 10.

58. 1 Cor. iii. 23: Ye are Christ's, and Christ is God's.

59. 1 Cor. xi. 3: The head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman [is] the man; and the head of Christ [is] God.

60. 1 Cor. xii. 3: I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the spirit of GOD calleth Jesus accursed.